Join Anumitra Ghosh Dastidar of Edible Archives for a brunch that begins in the farms, villages and markets of the Nilgiris. Each ingredient brings something of the place it comes from: its soil and water, the season, the people who grow it and the knowledge that gives it a place at the table.
To shape this menu, the Edible Archives team has spent time across the region’s hills, grassland plateaus and valleys, visiting growers, cheesemakers and fermenters and following ingredients from their source into the kitchen. Their discoveries include market beans in shades of red, pink, brown and cream; the variety of local greens; strong garlic and bright red ney mollaga chillies; and the distinctive richness of Toda buffalo milk and ghee.
Fresh produce, Toda buffalo dairy, aged cheeses and meats inform a menu shaped by these encounters. Anumitra’s ingredient-led approach invites you to taste the connections between the landscape and its food, and to discover how familiar ingredients can reveal unexpected flavours and stories.
Produce displayed alongside the meal brings those connections closer. Look, taste, ask questions, and get to know what is on your plate. This is a chance to experience the Nilgiris through a menu developed especially for the festival, with time to enjoy the food and the company around the table.
About your ticket
Creating this brunch takes considerable work: time spent researching ingredients, visiting farms and producers, sourcing, developing the menu and bringing together the culinary and event teams. It is a specially conceived festival experience, made possible through those relationships and that shared effort. The ticket price is subsidised so that more guests can take part; it contributes towards the cost of presenting the brunch and does not cover its full cost. We invite you to enjoy the experience with an appreciation of the people, care and work behind it.